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8 days ago
IWGB is calling 24 hour strike of Uber drivers in London, Birmingham and Nottingham from 1pm on 9 October Demonstrations to be scheduled at 1pm on 9 October at Uber's offices in each of the cities. Drivers demand an increase in fares, an end to unfair deactivations and that Uber respect rulings on worker rights.
8 October: The United Private Hire Drivers (UPHD) branch of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has today called a 24 hour strike of Uber drivers in London, Birmingham and Nottingham from 1pm on Tuesday 9 October. Drivers will be staging protests outside Uber's offices in each of these cities at the start of the strike. Details on location can be found below.
Drivers are demanding:
James Farrar, Chair of the IWGB's UPHD branch, said: "After years of watching take home pay plummet and with management bullying of workers on the rise, workers have been left with no choice but to take strike action. We ask the public to please support drivers by not crossing the digital picket line by not using the app during strike time."
The strike will combine the IWGB's efforts to secure private hire drivers rights as limb (b) workers through the courts, with ongoing cases against Uber, Green Tomato Cars and A2B Cars, as well as building on previous protests against London transport regulator Transport for London.
The IWGB and co-claimants Yaseen Aslam and James Farrar will be facing Uber at the Court of Appeal on 30 and 31 October on the landmark employment rights case. Farrar and Aslam are being represented by solicitors Bates Wells Braithwaite and barristers Jason Galbraith-Marten QC and Sheryn Omeri from Cloisters.
Protest details: 1pm Tuesday October 9th
For more information:
James Farrar - jamesfarrar@iwgb.co.uk Yaseen Aslam - yaseenaslam@iwgb.co.uk